Despite our differences, we all have goals in common: socialism and/or communism. We oppose capitalism and all of its variants: anarcho-capitalism, fascism, etc. Also, we are against racism, so National Bolsheviks are not allowed to edit here.Common point of view

Common point of view

Articles should reflect the opinion of the entire leftist community. Articles should not be written from any particular perspective. If you wish to write, for example, an article on social democracy from the Trotskyist perspective, please create an essay. When writing articles on controversial issues, e.g. anarchist theory, you should provide references to published sources: books, websites, etc. An article on a controversial issue that does not include references may be deleted or frequently vandalised by users who do not share your point of view. Also, even though we are anti-capitalists, we do wish to share our opinion with capitalists who are interested in learning about leftism and socialism. Providing citations when writing statements most capitalists would disagree with, helps readers trust Communpedia. If we only criticize others without giving logical arguments, people might as well think we are a propaganda website and leave, and we would fail in providing the people with facts about our ideology.

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The relationship of Communists to the proletariat

“The Communists do not form a separate party opposed to the other working-class parties.”

“They have no interests separate and apart from those of the proletariat as a whole.”

“They do not set up any sectarian principles of their own, by which to shape and mould the proletarian movement.”[1]

Reconciliation of social democracy and communism

It was believed by Karl Kautsky, writing in the 1930s, that reconciliation of social democracy and Marxism-Leninism was not possible.[2] That was a reasonable position then, but reconciliation and cooperation is a vital project in the 21st Century.

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